We all experience anxiety and anger: it’s part of being human. However, sometimes this can take over. Often, it looks like shaking hands and a wobbly voice, heat flushing under our skin and racing thoughts we cannot control. It’s so uncomfortable, yet it comes naturally… I don’t need to explain Read more…
Most of us have tried to change something in our lives over the years, be it at New Year with some resolutions, in preparation for a birthday, or just a spur of the moment decision. I know I have. The Depth of the Pull For me, there’s a deep inner Read more…
Progress in anything suggests that one of the key indicators of successful progression is tracking. Especially when looking at the number of day planners aimed at productivity or the neuroscience of habit formation. Almost like an obvious secret, having information on how things are going and what isn’t working is crucial Read more…
There is this idea of success looking one way, and that quitting anything, no matter how ‘wrong’ it may seem, is just not an option. One of the common things fear and Imposter Worries bring to our table, is the idea that we need to take more classes, learn more Read more…
Every time I try to write this post (ironic for a post about direction), my brain pulls my hands in slightly different directions. I have so much to say, and yet, I have no idea how to start. So I’m going to begin at the end. The moral of this Read more…
A few years ago I worked for Children’s Services as a Family Support Worker. I taught boundary-setting skills, educated parents and schools on brain development, and essentially used all the brain-training hacks I’d learned in my degrees. I didn’t have children at the time, but I was paid to support Read more…
I began studying the psychology of my own experiences in 2004 with a book on Psycholinguistics and one on Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Since then, I’ve studied a bunch of qualifications, and have worked in social care, education, mental health and youth work fields. Yet, there are some ‘lessons’ you don’t fully Read more…
I used to meditate every day. At some point between moving in with my husband and earlier this year, the habit had just… faded. Our ‘life’ is really a cumulation of the daily choices we make. For me, meditation is a space for my mind to breathe. I don’t notice Read more…
We dream of things being different, and it’s frustrating to feel so far away from that possible future. When our daily steps don’t match our values. Anything which blocks our sense of progress towards our best self, feels stressful and overwhelming. Be that a known obstacle to a goal, or not Read more…